BaseSpace Model

Provides the shared ORM behavior for spaces, courses, space groups, and sidebar links.

Table

• Table: fcom_spaces

• Primary key: id

• Extends: Model

Attributes

Column	Type	Nullable	Default	Description
id	BIGINT UNSIGNED	No	—	Primary key for the row.
created_by	BIGINT UNSIGNED	Yes	—	WordPress user ID that created the record.
parent_id	BIGINT UNSIGNED	Yes	—	Parent row ID used for threading or hierarchy.
title	VARCHAR(194)	No	—	Human-readable title stored for the record.
slug	VARCHAR(194)	No	—	Sanitized slug or public identifier.
logo	TEXT	Yes	—	Logo stored for this record.
cover_photo	TEXT	Yes	—	Cover Photo stored for this record.
description	LONGTEXT	Yes	—	Description stored for this record.
type	VARCHAR(100)	Yes	—	Subtype discriminator for the row.
privacy	VARCHAR(100)	Yes	'public'	Visibility state used by feeds and spaces.
status	VARCHAR(100)	Yes	'published'	Lifecycle or moderation status.
serial	INT(11)	Yes	1	Ordering index inside a group of related records.
settings	LONGTEXT	Yes	—	Serialized settings payload.
created_at	TIMESTAMP	Yes	—	Creation timestamp maintained by the ORM.
updated_at	TIMESTAMP	Yes	—	Update timestamp maintained by the ORM.

Relationships

Method	Type	Target	Notes
owner()	belongsTo	User	Signature: —
space_pivot()	belongsTo	SpaceUserPivot	Signature: —
admins()	belongsToMany	User	Signature: —
posts()	hasMany	Feed	Signature: —
comments()	hasManyThrough	Comment	Signature: —
members()	belongsToMany	User	Signature: —
x_members()	belongsToMany	XProfile	Signature: —
group()	belongsTo	SpaceGroup	Signature: —

Scopes

Scope	Parameters	Purpose
SearchBy	$query, $search	Search By scope declared on the model.
OnlyMain	$query	Only Main scope declared on the model.
FilterByUserId	$query, $userId	Filter By User Id scope declared on the model.
ByUserAccess	$query, $userId	By User Access scope declared on the model.

Key Methods

Method	Description
updateCustomData()	Sanitizes and persists mutable space fields such as title, description, media, and settings.
getMembership()	Returns the current user membership record for the space, including the pivot metadata.
isAdmin()	Checks whether a user is an admin or, optionally, a moderator for the current space.
formatSpaceData()	Normalizes related data before a space object is returned from controllers.
preloadMemberships()	preload Memberships implemented on the model.
isCourseSpace()	is Course Space implemented on the model.
isContentSpace()	is Content Space implemented on the model.
defaultSettings()	default Settings implemented on the model.
canViewMembers()	can View Members implemented on the model.
verifyUserPermisson()	verify User Permisson implemented on the model.
hasPaywallIntegration()	has Paywall Integration implemented on the model.
updateCustomMeta()	update Custom Meta implemented on the model.
syncTopics()	sync Topics implemented on the model.

Usage Examples

use FluentCommunity\App\Models\BaseSpace;

$records = BaseSpace::query()
    ->searchBy('example')
    ->limit(10)
    ->get();

$first = BaseSpace::query()->first();